Stradivarius |
a violin or other stringed instrument made by the Stradivari family. |
strafe |
to fire on (something on the ground or water) with machine guns from low-flying aircraft. [2 definitions] |
straggle |
to stray from or drop behind a group, as an individual. [2 definitions] |
straggly |
spread out in an irregular way; straggling. |
straight |
extending in a line without a curve or bend. [20 definitions] |
straight angle |
an angle of 180 degrees. |
straight-arm |
to keep (a sports opponent, esp. a football tackler) away from oneself by holding one's arm out straight; stiff-arm. [2 definitions] |
straightaway |
extending or proceeding in a straight, continuous line or direction. [4 definitions] |
straight away |
at this very moment; immediately. |
straight chair |
an unupholstered chair with a straight back, often with straight legs and arms. |
straightedge |
a flat, rigid strip or bar with one long edge straight enough to use for testing or drawing straight lines. |
straighten |
to make or become straight. [2 definitions] |
straight face |
a facial expression showing no emotion, esp. one concealing a desire to laugh. |
straight flush |
a poker hand of five cards of the same suit in sequence, ranking above all other hands. |
straightforward |
honest, frank, and trustworthy. [4 definitions] |
straightjacket |
variant of straitjacket. |
straight-laced |
variant of strait-laced. |
straight man |
an actor or entertainer who serves as a comedian's foil, usu. delivering lines to which the comedian responds with a joke. |
straight-out |
thoroughgoing, complete, or total. [2 definitions] |
straight pin |
a pin made of a piece of stiff steel wire about one or two inches long, with a sharp point at one end and a small head at the other, used chiefly in sewing. |
straight razor |
a razor with a single stiff steel blade that folds into a handle. |